. >> thanks so much president obama is putting the final touches on the state of the union address that he will deliver to a joint session of congress tonight. he will focus primarily on jobs and the economy. the president is expected to touch on other issues like immigration, gun control, and climate change and will urge congress to avoid the automatic spending cuts set to take effect march 1. 46 degrees right now and still ahead -- concerns that a u.s. consulate in south asia. >> why you should >> welcome back. this is a live look in arlington. we're looking at wilson boulevard and people are already making their way into work. >> yes, it is that time of the morning so let's check in on the traffic. >> is not a bad start and that gentleman did not have a hat on. temperatures are 48 degrees of that is comfortable. we have a bit of a wind chill factor at 43. the camera is shaking around with a brisk winds out of the northwest at 10 miles per hour. we have a nice pocket of clearing skies and we should see plenty of sunshine today but a system to our north and some wet weather to our sout